Hi im trying to write a bash script that uses awk
Its supposed to go into folder 0 to 29, there into a specific folder and operate awk on a file.

The problem lies with my awk line.

#!/bin/bash -f

path=some-path
for ((i=0;i<30;i++))
do
curr=$path/$i/parameters
cd $curr

for ((k=0;k<30;k++))
do
for ((l=1;l<31;l++))
do
awk -v k=$k -v l=$l 'BEGIN{count=0}{if((k*6)<=$3 && $3<(l*6))count++}END{print count/10098}' angle-deviation.txt > $k-awk-test

done
done
done

The problem is the k*6 and l*6
In general it is supposed to bin the file. And one bin goes in steps of 6

so to say if the value of $3 is between 0 and 6 count and print the count divided by a number. The bins should go up to 180.
The binning itself works fine if i write all the lines out using explicit numbers.
Thanks for the help.

It might be me but it isn't clear to me what you are trying to do and what problem you run into.

Could you elaborate and give some (relevant) input and expected output examples?

for ((k=0;k<30;k++))
do
for ((l=1;l<31;l++))
do
awk -v k=$k -v l=$l 'BEGIN{count=0}{if((k*6)<=$3 && $3<(l*6))count++}END{print count/10098}' angle-deviation.txt > $k-awk-test

done
done

i want it to replace

awk 'BEGIN{count=0}{if(0<=$3 && $3<6)count++}END{print count/10098}'
awk 'BEGIN{count=0}{if(6<=$3 && $3<12)count++}END{print count/10098}'
awk 'BEGIN{count=0}{if(12<=$3 && $3<18)count++}END{print count/10098}'
awk 'BEGIN{count=0}{if(18<=$3 && $3<24)count++}END{print count/10098}'

and so on. Output is
count for range 0 to 6 divided by 10098
count for range 6 to 12 divided by 10098
count for range 12 to 18 divided by 10098
count for range 18 to 24 divided by 10098

and theres no error or anything but the numbers it gives me are wrong compared to the explicitely written script without the loop. I tried eliminating the error and i guess its the multiplication of the variable.
Since i loop in steps of 1 and in awk i multiply the variable (k*6) so its supposed to be value of k multiplied by 6 which should give me steps of 6 instead of 1. since 0*6= 0, 1*6=6 2*6=12 and so on.

please use [code]here comes the code[/code] to keep formatting.
maybe this:
not tested, but it is still not really efficient.

thx for the answers. That works pan.

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My question would be what is the point of the 2 inner loops when you could have your single bash loop and a single awk doing all the work?

Something like:
Now I haven't checked it exactly, but I am sure you get the drift